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La otra cara del equipo de José
Winning through a high scoring offense, Racing becomes the darling of journalists. Players from the team are profiled in this issue alongside their families.
Dolor de cabeza para el gobierno
Citing torture, disappearances, and anguished families, the article looks at how the government's repressive policies create more confusion and less social order.
El momento político; Hoy: Arturo Frondizi
El hogar interviews Frondizi on politics, identity, fútbol, his marriage, and favorite food. The second article is more of fluff piece, but it reveals that Frondizi enjoyed fútbol, supported Almagro, and disliked jazz.
Frondizi: el hombre y el político
Almost every popular magazine profiled Frondizi either on the eve of his election, or afterwards. Here, the magazine takes a look at personal life of the President-elect.
Frondizi será Presidente
Romero, an intellectual and noted historian, was a Socialist figure and professor at Universidad de la Plata. He provides reasons, a year away from possible elections, as to why Frondizi will become the next President of Argentina. This a valuable…
Arturo Frondizi
A less political look at Frondizi
Dos bellos regalos le hicieron simultáneamente a José García Pérez el fútbol y la vida familiar
This article is an example of the middle-class lifestyle professional fútbol players embraced, and the media portrayed as such, in the 1950s.
Francisco Lombardi, el 'resucitado' de nuestro fútbol, es síntesis de triunfo
Yet another example of how the sports press portrayed fútbol players as model citizens and symbols of middle-class ascendancy.
Pedro Dellacha piensa que nadie nos llevará ventajas en el mundial
Are Dellacha's words an example of hubris, or merely a positive appraisal of Argentine fútbol?
Sívori batió otro récord: El del matrimonio más rápido del mundo
This article is a perfect example of how star players had become major celebrities in Argentina. But the difference here is that the detials of the private life of Sívori, now playing in Italy, receives as much attention as local players. In the…
Roberto Zárate señala un récord absoluto en el fútbol profesional
This article is an example of the middle-class lifestyle professional fútbol players embraced and which the media portrayed on a regular baiss in the 1950s.
Con el retiro de García Pérez se aleja de las canchas argentinas uno de sus grandes valores
Beyond the middle-class family lifestyle, notice here that García Pérez is married to actress and singer Inés Fernández
Di Stéfano parece llegar a su ocaso, pero se mantiene encendido el fulgón de sus hazañas
Goles often focused on the exploits of Argentine players in Spain and Italy, including player profiles like this piece, or through coverage of the Italian Serie A and Spain's La Liga.
Con un equipo bien formado y que practique nuestro fútbol, es muy posible ganar en Suecia
Rossi's comments are not out of the ordinary for a professional player. But his belief that Argentina could win the World Cup - after a prolonged absence - became part of the prevailing narrative in the press echoed by sports officials, club…
Cover image; Detrás de la esperanza, el jueves parte la selección: Un equipo capaz y fuerte - con eso basta para lograr el cetro que se nos negó tres veces
Depite the concerns and fears of Argentine sports writers, they nonetheless became optimistic about Argentina's chances to make history at the World Cup in the days before the team left for Sweden.
Carrizo
Typical piece on soccer players who moved from rags to riches, and now typify the middle class